Commercial kitchens are an extremely busy place as it is where all the food served to the customers is prepared. There is no restaurant business without a functional kitchen. The success of the restaurant depends on the performance of the kitchen. It is important that you design and furnish the kitchen with a lot of planning.
You need to make sure that the commercial kitchen is full of all the essential commercial equipment like commercial fridges and ovens and dishwashers, etc. are available that you need to run a good service.
The commercial kitchen should be a comfortable place for the staff so that they can work with efficiency. The commercial grade equipment produces a lot of heat and the kitchen can become extremely heated and it should have ventilation so that it is a comfortable place.
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Here are a few tips on how you can keep the kitchen properly ventilated so that its temperature is comfortable for the employees to work in.
Ensure Necessary Venting:
The commercial kitchen should have a proper ventilation system because it will make sure that the hot air has a space to get out of the kitchen and the temperature is appropriate. The kitchen should have exhaust hoods so that you can filter out fumes, smoke, heat, and particulates so that the kitchen never overheats.
Proper ventilation is also good for the efficiency of the appliances because if the ambient temperature of the kitchen is high it will negatively impact appliance efficiency.
Cleaning HVAC System:
The HVAC system is an important part of the commercial kitchen so you have to maintain it. The HVAC system should be clean because if the system is not clean it will not work efficiently.
The system should be checked regularly for dust and grease. Replace the vacuuming ducts and filters from time to time. You should clean the exterior and the interior of the HVAC system so that it can perform at its best level.
Install Fans:
You should find out the best circulation spots in the kitchen and install auxiliary fans in those spots and you will have a cool kitchen. When you are installing the fans you should make sure that they do not interfere with the exhaust fans.
The fans should also be directed away from the food to pick up areas because it can cause the lighter items to fall off the plate. The best place for the fans is near sturdy appliances and surfaces. The fan guards, blades and boxes should be cleaned regularly.
Try Evaporative Cooling Strategies:
There some evaporative strategies that you can use to keep the temperature of the kitchen comfortable enough for the staff to work efficiently. You can use the concept of taking a wet fabric and blowing air over it.
The swamp coolers available in the market work on the same concept and thee coolers are available in a variety of sizes. They are not very effective in high humidity and they also need outside air source but they are cost-effective than air conditioning.
If your kitchen is in a place where there is high humidity then you have to get air conditioning otherwise the conditions of the kitchen will be unbearable which is not good for the restaurant business.
